CAE_Jones comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 27, chapter 98 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: CAE_Jones 29 August 2013 12:38:37AM 9 points [-]

Guns are unlikely because the twins would have heard of them.

Consensus on /r/HPMOR was that Harry would have specified a type of gun and its ammo, since if he just said "guns" the twins would probably have brought muskets.

Comment author: DanArmak 29 August 2013 08:48:28AM 1 point [-]

Where would they even get muskets today? In a museum?

Comment author: ikrase 29 August 2013 08:07:07AM 1 point [-]

My opinion too. Guns capable of killing a troll or being highly effective against powerful wizards would break the budget AND be hard to obtain (Anti-material rifle for the former, which Harry probably cannot fire, and submachine gun for the latter), but there are other possibilities. Early in the fic Muggle rocket launchers are mentioned. I think that in the Third World, an RPG with a few rockets may go for under $1000.